a short time ago, the white house said this. the president put forward a responsible offer in the interest of finding bipartisan, common ground that includes critical investments in our infrastructure to create middle-class jobs, and strengthen our competitiveness in the world. as well as cuts to his original proposal, and a way to pay for it. the ball is now in their court to respond with a good-faith counteroffer. this is big news, for a number of reasons. first, this stalemate over sticker price further delays the critical revamp america s infrastructure needs. but it, also, is a tell of the gop s strategy toward the white house, and presents the president and his party with a question that we have asked many times on this program. to get things done, must the filibuster go? if deadlines, still, stick in washington, timing is of the essence here. the white house set memorial day as its deadline to strike an infrastructure deal. and no sign they are letting up on it. with me now, cal